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[Loves Old Tv]

Originally Posted by Mr. Drucker

Was "All in the Family" also first at saying "hell" or was that just a first for sitcoms?

On the famous Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever," after Joan Collins' character (whom Capt. Kirk loved) is killed in a car accident that he did not prevent so that the proper timeline could be restored, he, Spock and Bones return to the present. As they prepare to beam back up to the Enterprise, Kirk says, "Let's get the hell out of here." This was strong stuff for television in 1967, but the censors allowed it because of the drama of Kirk having to watch a woman that he truly loved (not just had a fling with, like most of the others) die a violent death, when he could have prevented it.

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by Mr. Drucker

Was "All in the Family" also first at saying "hell" or was that just a first for sitcoms?

Originally Posted by Loves Old Tv

On the famous Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever," after Joan Collins' character (whom Capt. Kirk loved) is killed in a car accident that he did not prevent so that the proper timeline could be restored, he, Spock and Bones return to the present. As they prepare to beam back up to the Enterprise, Kirk says, "Let's get the hell out of here." This was strong stuff for television in 1967, but the censors allowed it because of the drama of Kirk having to watch a woman that he truly loved (not just had a fling with, like most of the others) die a violent death, when he could have prevented it.

The word "hell" was used in at least 5 episodes of The Twilight Zone

"Judgment Night"

Leutnant Mueller: I've had dreams about it. Perhaps there is a special kind of hell for people like us.

"Execution"

Joe Caswell: And that's supposed to be justice, huh? I died once already, mister. I've been to hell. Now I'm back.

"Five Characters in Search of an Exit"

The Major: "We are in hell. God help us, we are in hell"

"The Hunt"

Hyder Simpson: Son, it'd be a hell of a place without Rip.
The Messenger: Mr. Simpson, you ain't far wrong. That is Hell. Heaven's up yonder apiece.

"The Bewitchin' Pool"

Sport Sharewood: "They go to hell and get burned-up."

[cleverfun3000]

Star Trek and All in the Family were the 1st to use the word "Hell" as a curse or swear word. The examples used from Twilight zone use the word to refer to a place. NOT the same thing.

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by cleverfun3000

Star Trek and All in the Family were the 1st to use the word "Hell" as a curse or swear word. The examples used from Twilight zone use the word to refer to a place. NOT the same thing.

Maybe so but it was still one of the earliest times that the word "hell" was used on TV and it didn't matter if it was referring to the place or the swear word.

And in this instance it refers to the swear word.

"The Hunt"

Hyder Simpson: Son, it'd be a hell of a place without Rip.

So The Twilight Zone was in fact the earliest known TV series to use the word "hell" as a swear word.

[treky]

Originally Posted by Loves Old Tv

On the famous Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever," after Joan Collins' character (whom Capt. Kirk loved) is killed in a car accident that he did not prevent so that the proper timeline could be restored, he, Spock and Bones return to the present. As they prepare to beam back up to the Enterprise, Kirk says, "Let's get the hell out of here." This was strong stuff for television in 1967, but the censors allowed it because of the drama of Kirk having to watch a woman that he truly loved (not just had a fling with, like most of the others) die a violent death, when he could have prevented it.

wow! I'm a HUUUUGE "treky" and I never knew that!